In its report tabled today, the Standing Committee on Defence said the Army representatives have also revealed that problems of shortage of tank ammunition surfaced after blacklisting of Israeli firm IMI, which was recently barred from doing any business in Indian defence sector.
"The Committee (members) are alarmed over the way deficiencies have been allowed to persist leading to criticality in ammunition in the country," the report said.
The panel asked the Government to ensure that all confronting issues regarding acquisitions should be addressed immediately and desired allocations for procurements should be made available to the Army.
"All the issues confronting delay in procurement should be dealt to put the procurement procedures on fast track mode. The issue of critical gaps should be addressed without any further delay and also within the stipulated time-frame," it said.
The Committee pointed out that other areas affecting the preparedness of the Army were its requirements for artillery guns and aerial assets for the Army Aviation Corps.
"The Committee disapprove the way deficiency of gun systems has been allowed to reach criticality. While deploring the situation, the Committee recommend that at least now the desired initiatives should be taken by the Defence Ministry and the Government," the report stated.
